Teacher of Science (KS3 Science and up to/including KS5 Physics)
St John's College, Cardiff
Cardiff, South Wales
- £24,906 - £35,971 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS 1-6
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2020
- Apply by:
- 28 May 2020
Job overview
St John's College is a leading independent school for girls and boys aged 3 to 18. With 550 pupils on its roll, St John’s is the Choir School to Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral and seeks to appoint, for September 2020, an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher of Science to continue to deliver and build upon the strong academic profile that our Science department has become renowned for.
The successful candidate will specialise in any of the three sciences. However, applications from those with a background in Physics are highly desired. NQTs are also welcome to apply. We warmly welcome applications from all faiths who wish to work in our community and are willing to support the school’s Catholic ethos.
The candidate must have a desire to contribute excellent resources and innovative approaches at Key Stage 3 for Science and up to/including Key Stage 5 for Physics; also, be fully committed to learning, high-quality teaching, and raising standards of all students.
St John’s College, Cardiff is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Attached documents
About St John's College, Cardiff
- St John's College, Cardiff
- College Green, William Nicholls Drive, Cardiff
- South Glamorgan
- CF3 5YX
- United Kingdom
St John’s College, Cardiff, is an independent, co-educational day school for children aged 3-18. It is the choir school to Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral and is a Catholic school with 466 pupils on its roll. It is situated in Old St Mellons, three miles outside of central Cardiff. Admission is normally granted subject to mutual compatibility.
St John’s College provides the girls and boys choristers for weekly services, two annual concerts at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall and concert tours across continental Europe. The Archbishop of Cardiff is its patron, while the Dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Parish Priest are regular visitors. There is a formal link with the Cathedral Choral Foundation in the provision of choristers and music staff for the Cathedral Choir.
The school is split into four sections: nursery and infant, junior school, senior school and sixth form.
Headmaster
Shaun Moody (Acting Headmaster)
Values and vision
The aim of St John’s College is to assist pupils to develop their full potential in every area of their school life, and to help them become kind and respectful. St John’s College is a Christian community within the Roman Catholic tradition. Values of kindness, care, gentleness and working hard to do one’s best are shared by the entire community of pupils, staff and parents.
Estyn inspection report
“Pupils achieve very high standards across the school. At key stage 4 and post-16, the school’s performance in public examinations is outstanding when compared with that of other schools both in the maintained and independent sectors.”
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.